WAR, QUEEN & A LITTLE GIRL

Books & Comics Selfie Project #2

"BILLIE TEMPLAR'S WAR" by Ellie Irving

Who said that reading novels and writing about them must be boring?

"Billie Templar's WAR" is an amazing and funny story about a naughty girl who becomes a local hero. Written by Ellie Irving, published by Random House children's division - it is a great book not only for the little ones.

Billie lives in Merchant Stanton. Her dad is a British soldier fighting in the Armed Forces abroad. Missing him and wanting him back home she goes to the Buckingham Palace to have a word with the Queen about it. Elisabeth II is away on a holiday though. Unable to meet her Billie decides to bring the head of the country to Merchant Stanton instead. She organizes a military tattoo for the Diamond Jubilee and gets all of the town involved in it. Things go a bit complicated when everybody is ready to perform in front of the Queen but she is not there...

Great novel for parents to read together with their kids.

Amazing Books - When God Was A Rabbit

When god was a cat...? - photo Maya Persson

Sarah Winman

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'When God Was a Rabbit' is a beautiful book by Sarah Winman. It tells a story of little girl Elly, her brother and her friend Jenny Penny. They grow up in Essex, then move to Cornwall and as adults go to live in New York. Elly has got a little rabbit which she believes is God. It is a book about family, beautiful childhood which somehow gets a bit dark and finding your way in life, reconnecting with the loved ones, the power of friendship.

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Maya Persson

Facebook Woman

Sheryl Sandberg
 photo Vogue

Sheryl Sandberg is the first woman on Facebook's board of directors who brought changes into the tech-heavy, boys-populated environment. She has been mentioned by the Times Magazine as one of the most influential people on the planet. As the Facebook shares went on sales in May, let's hear some of the Sandberg's thoughts on life:
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'I walk out of my office every day at 5.30 so I'm home for dinner with my kids. I've been doing that since I had children but it's not until the last year that I've been brave enough to talk about it publicly.'
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'There is no such thing as work-life balance. There's work, and there's life, and there's no balance'.
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'I want to tell any young girl out there who is a geek that I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.'
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I am a geek. And I know many smart girls who are geeks, too. Let's hope it works out for us as well with a bit of an inspiration from Sandberg.
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via Stylist UK